Wounded by Wind - Civil War Monitor

On March 5, 1862, Assistant Surgeon James T. Calhoun of the 74th New York Infantry wrote to _The Medical and Surgical Reporter_ expressing skepticism about the belief that soldiers could be wounded by the wind of a projectile. He recounted an incident on February 28, when General Sickles reviewed the 5th Regiment, during which a shell exploded near Captain R., who felt pain in his knee after turning quickly. Calhoun emphasized that, despite popular beliefs, injuries from the wind of a cannonball are unlikely.